How to say GOODBYE in Argentine Spanish

We’ve already referred to the different ways of greeting people in Argentina, so today we’re going to go through the different ways of saying goodbye. These are not as country-especific as the hellos, but there are a few peculiarities.

First things first. There are two basic options: CHAU and ADIÓS. CHAU is much more widely used in Latin America than ADIÓS. Keep Adiós only for formal settings.

Every goodbye is the end of an especific interaction, so you’ll probably need something else. My suggestion is that you use one of the phrase below:

• Chau, gracias. | Bye, thanks
• Chau, nos vemos. | Bye, see you
• Chau, buen día. | Bye, have a good day
• Chau, buenas noches. | Bye, good evening
• Chau, buen finde. | Bye, have a good weekend. Finde is the short form of fin de semana.
• Nos vemos. | See you.
• Nos vemos mañana | See you tomorrow
• Nos vemos la semana que viene | See you next week
• Nos vemos en un rato | See you in a while
• Nos vemos a la noche | See you tonight.
• Hasta luego. | See you later
• Hasta mañana. | See you
• Hasta la próxima. | Until next time
• Hasta la semana que viene. | Until next week

One more thing: in these times of virtual communication (be it written or else), you would include SALUDOS, UN ABRAZO or UN BESO.

SALUDOS is the same as saying ‘regards’.

UN ABRAZO is a peculiar one, as it translates as ‘a hug’. We use it in informal contexts. I’d say it’s a more masculine (?) word, as women prefer to say UN BESO.

Voila, you are ready to farewell your friends now!

In Venture Out’s Beginners’ course we go through this and other essential skills. Make sure you check it out!

Happy Spanish learning,

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